The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-02

pared. and give it the exquisite finish without
this work he had surprising skill. although it is
understood that his sons inherit the peculiar
delicacy of touch essential in determining the
perfection of a lens.
HARPERs Bazaar: Maiden (forty and
manticl-I suppose it must appear very lonely
to you when all tbs company leave the seashore!
Fisherman -Dreadful, marin. But You see 1t
gives US a chance to rest our minds and be ready
for to answer questions next year.
Mrs. GRANT and her daughter. Miss Nellie
Grant Sartoris. were invited by Mrs Childs to
spend Centennial week at Wootton. but the ex-
Presidents widow, mindful of the bi-centennial
crush, asked to postpone her visit So she and
Mrs. Sartoris shortly will become the guests of
Mrs. Childs.
AvENTUREsoME but unfortunate young Dakota
bachelor, in attempted olopement, succeeded
in getting his sweetheart out of the house only
to be arrested for burglary by the cruel parent
when he stole back after her clothes and to be
committed to Jail by The justice OF the peace
whom he had retained to marry him.
THE beauty about Bill Nye (aside from the
picturesqueness of his aulbie), is hisunpreten-
homespun appearance When a lady remarked
at dinner party II do not admire handsome
men," the grateful air with which he extended
her his hand for a shake was appetizing.
An officer of the Massachusetts, troops at Phila-
delphia knew when and where he was to salute.
because he informed that silver water
pitcher would be placed on The table of the
stand occupied by the Presidents party. He
says it was the first time he saluted water
pitcher. and he Will never salute another.
THE German Crown Princes voice has not yet
recovered it's full tone, but he speaks aloud with
out any difficulty. When questioned about his
health not long ago he replied: well. l
not yet able to sing. but feel SO we'll that [
hope to be all right again in short time" He
took six hour walk the other day. showing no
traces of fatigue.
THE late Anne Gilchrist noted in her diary
the fact that "Carlyle, meaning to say some-
thing pleasant to Mr.. Browning about the Ring
and the Book. remarked: 1T is a wonderful
book, one of the most wonderful poems ever
written. re-read it all through-al made out
of Old Bailey tory, that might have been
told in ten lines, and only wants forgetting"
THE trip from Chattanooga to Atlanta prom
ises to be, in many particulars, the most inter
esting of any which the President will make
The country Travelled will be that containing
number of historic battlefelds Senator Joseph
+. Brown, editor Grady aud other prominent
Georgians have arranged that these battle Ids
shall be illuminated. The train will be slowed
up as it passes through them 10 order that the
president can take in their salient points with
out stopping
WASHINGTON Special: Gen. John C. Fremont.
his charming wife and daughter Lille, will
make their future residence here. The general
has completed the second volume of his book,
and the remainder of his life will be passed in
quiet and repose. Though years have
taken him. the epitndes of life have not, and
the fret candidate of the Republican party for
it's most exalted Office still watches with the
keenest interest the course of events. Bancroft,
the historian. viii continue to live here. and his
face and form will again De familiar
streets and avenues.
"IHE fire in Colonel Doggerty's wagon fac
tory, Wednesday evening"" says Colorado
paper, "was largely attended Among the
prominens society people who were present we
noted Judge and Mrs. W;therspoon, Senator
aud Mrs. Poindexter and daughter, Governor
Standish and Miss Van der Horck. Mrs. Sena-
tor Poindazter administered neat and de-
served rebuke to one OF the fremen early in the
proceedings. Stepping up to a boseman, she
said sharply: Play it lower down. you red
headed chump-get down where the fire is
You fellers amt expected to put out the North
starF"
MAD King Otto. OF Bavaria. has added another
amusement to his usual pastimes of making
cigarettes and reading old illustrated papers.
His latest is for peeling potatoes. and
bushels and bushels of them does he deprive Of
their jackets every day with such economical
skill that the hotel keepers Of Munich have
awaited themselves a. the permission accorded
them by the Kings keepers to send their po-
tatoes to his Majesty to be peeled. In fact had
not this outlet for the Kings industry been
found, very serious item would have been adj
ded to state expenditure. so many potatoes does
he attend to in the course of a day.
WILLIAM E. CRAMER, editor and proprietor
of the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin. is one of
the most remarkable journalists in the country.
He is blind and partially deaf, and IN spite Of
his inirmities. does enormous amount OF
newspaper work. He dictates his edi
toriaIs to secretary, who reads them to
him by means of audiphone. In this way
Mr. Cramer produces from column to three
columns of matter dav. His secretary reads to
him every day all the most important journals
in the country. AIr. Cramers memory Is re-
narkahte, and his mind is an encyclopaedia of
facts He WAS an intimate friend of Horace
Greeley and Thurlow Weed. He may be called
the William Fl. Prescott of journalism.
CORRESPONDENT sends to London Notes
and Queries the following anecdote of Sir
Walter Scott when Scott was staying with
his friend and arother-poer Wordsworth, the
frugal fare--at least in the article of liquor-at
the Bard of Rydal's table did not quite suit
Scotts less simple palate He used ac-
cordinglv to pay visit to a neigh Dor
ing public and have quiet glass
'unbeknown,' as Mrs. Camp would say, to
Wordsworth. One day the tgyo poets were walk
same public when the landlady was standing at
the door, Directly she caught sight of Scott
she exclaim Ell, to his horror; 'Weel, Mr.. Scott,
have ye come for your morning dramF thereby
letting the of the bag, and covering Scots
with confusion. When Scott met ManZonI, the
latter said that he owed so much to the Waiver
ley Novels that his 4 Promessi Sposi might be
considered SCOTS own. To " ich Scott replied,
In that case. Il Promessi Sposi' Is my best
novel /"
4 Case for Judge Lynch.